Author: Asperger Support Spain

High or low functioning… Should this terminology only apply to people with autism?

Asperger Support Spain About autism

This article (in Spanish) considers how the word “functioning” anticipates the capacity of development in people with autism, giving either high or low (never medium!) hope . The author suggests that this is reductive and does not take into account the diversity of people on the spectrum or even outside the spectrum. People without autism do not always “function well” nor do they represent necessarily an ideal to be measured against.

How we function depends a lot on our environment. Before deciding whether a person is high or low functioning, shouldn’t we look first into adapting the environment? Or try to create an environment more accepting of others’ differences?..

https://autismodiario.org/2017/06/12/la-funcionalidad-no-funciona-autismo/

Asperger and changes in routine

Link Asperger Support Spain About autism, Living with autism

People with Asperger syndrome need to know what is going to happen next. Routine is stabilising and essential for them; they get very anxious when they are not prepared for what will happen. This blogger gives a clear idea of what that can be like (article in Spanish)

https://autismodiario.org/2017/04/03/asperger-cambios-rutina-vida-adulta/

Sesame Street introduces muppet with autism to teach children about disorder

Asperger Support Spain Autism in the media

Julia will appear on the children’s TV show for the first time in April, to raise awareness and celebrate differences of those who are diagnosed with autism

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/mar/20/sesame-street-autism-muppet-julia